Uropterygius nagoensis

Uropterygius nagoensis
Uropterygius nagoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species: U. nagoensis
Binomial name
Uropterygius nagoensis
Hatooka, 1984

Uropterygius nagoensis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific Ocean.[1] It was first named by Kiyotaka Hatooka in 1984,[1][2] and is commonly known as the Nago snake moray.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Uropterygius nagoensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. ^ Kiyotaka Hatooka (1984). "Uropterygius nagoensis, a new muraenid eel from Okinawa, Japan" (PDF). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 31 (1): 20–22. http://www.wdc-jp.biz/pdf_store/isj/publication/pdf/31/311/31104.pdf. 
  3. ^ Common names for Uropterygius nagoensis at www.fishbase.org.


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